Digilent PmodAD1™ Analog To ®

Digital Module Converter Board

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Reference Manual
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Overview
The Analog to Digital Module Converter Board
(the AD1™) converts signals at a maximum
sampling rate of one million samples per
second, fast enough for the most demanding
audio applications.

The AD1 uses a 6-pin header connector, and

at less than one square inch is small enough to
be located at the signal source.

Features include:
P1: CS
• two ADCS7476MSPS 12-bit A/D
converter chips P2: Data1 ADC P1
Filter
• a 6-pin header connector 1
• a 6-pin connector P2
J1 Connector

J2 Connector
• two 2-pole Sallen-Key anti-alias filters
• two simultaneous A/D conversion P3: Data 2 ADC
Filter
P3
channels at up to one MSa per channel 2
P4: Clk P4
• very low power consumption
• small form factor (0.95” x 0.80”). P5: GND P5

Functional Description
The AD1 converts an analog input signal
ranging from 0-3.3 volts to a 12-bit digital value
in the range 0 to 4095.
The AD1 has two simultaneous A/D conversion
channels, each with a 12-bit converter and
filter. Each channel can sample a separate
stream of analog signals. The AD1 can also
convert a single stream of analog signals using
only one channel.
Each channel has two 2-pole Sallen-Key anti-
alias filters with poles set to 500 KHz. The
filters limit the analog signal bandwidth to a
P6: Vcc P6
AD1 Circuit Diagram
frequency range suitable to the sample rate of
the converter.
The AD1 uses the SPI/MICROWIRE™ serial
bus standard to send converted data to the
host system. The serial bus can run at up to 20
MHz.
The AD1 has a 6-pin header and a 6-pin
connector for easy connection to a Digilent
system board or other Digilent products. Some
system boards, like the Digilent Pegasus
board, have a 6-pin header that can connect to

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the AD1 with a 6-pin cable. To connect the

AD1 to other Digilent system boards, a Digilent
Modular Interface Board (MIB) and a 6-pin
cable may be needed. The MIB plugs into the
system board, and the cable connects the MIB
to the AD1.

The AD1 can be powered by voltage from

either a Digilent system board or an outside
device. Damage can result if power is supplied
from both sources or if the outside device
supplies more than 3V.

For more information, see

www.digilentinc.com.

For more information about the

ADCS7476MSPS 12-bit converter chip, refer to
the corresponding National Semiconductor
data sheet at www.national.com.

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